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EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2016

North Korea's latest nuclear blast

If North Korea set off its latest nuclear test to gain political and economic concessions, the international community needs to be united to make sure it doesn't pay off.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2016

North Korea bomb claim a new challenge for Clinton campaign

To Republican U.S. presidential contenders, North Korea's claim that it tested a hydrogen bomb may further make the 2016 race what they dearly want it to be: a referendum on President Barack Obama's foreign policy and, by extension, Hillary Clinton's.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2016

Japan slams North Korean 'H-bomb' test

The government slammed North Korea on Wednesday after it apparently conducted another nuclear test, its fourth, which involved what Pyongyang described as a powerful hydrogen bomb.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 4, 2016

Abe to push for constitutional revision as ruling bloc seeks Upper House majority

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his long-held goal of amending the pacifist Constitution will be one of the key issues in the Upper House election this summer.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 3, 2016

Battles over history, the media and the message scar 2015

A rundown of the top 10 human rights issues of the past year as they affected non-Japanese residents.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 3, 2016

Readers hoping for a reunion in the new year

Does anyone have any information that might help these readers reconnect?
Japan Times
JAPAN / 2016 NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2016

Helping refugees requires more than financial help

Children wrapped in emergency blankets stand on a beach after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. Long lines of refugees wait to enter a camp in Macedonia. Trains packed with hundreds of refugees arrive at the Munich railway station. Such images of desperate Syrians fleeing their war-torn country were...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 1, 2016

Obama may announce executive action next week to boost background checks on gun sales

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce executive actions expanding background checks on gun sales, media outlets reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with White House proposals and planning.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 1, 2016

Pope urges media to play up the positive to counterbalance abundant 'arrogance of evil' coverage

The media should give more space to positive, inspirational stories to counterbalance the preponderance of evil, violence and hate in the world, Pope Francis said on Thursday in his year-end message.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 31, 2015

Supporters share 'ekiden' drama with athletes

As Daichi Kamino crossed the finish line at the end of the first day of last year's Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden (relay marathon) championship, he ran straight into the arms of his ecstatic teammates.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 31, 2015

The issues that grabbed you or got your goat in the Year of the Sheep

Readers praise and pan Community articles from the past 12 months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2015

Missouri flood death toll hits 13 as storms ravage U.S. midsection; quakes knock out power

Missouri residents struggled through a fourth straight day of storms on Tuesday, fighting rising floodwaters that inundated homes, forced evacuations and closed highways and even part of the Mississippi River.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 29, 2015

'Comfort women' deal likely to fuel Tokyo-Seoul military cooperation, aid Obama pivot

Japan and South Korea's landmark accord to end the divisive "comfort women" dispute will lead to increased economic and military cooperation between the U.S. allies, complementing the Obama administration's efforts to counter China's rise and North Korea's nuclear saber-rattling.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 28, 2015

Trump chides Rubio-endorsing Republican panel chief's Benghazi probe debacle

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump assailed a leading committee chairman in Congress on Sunday for backing Marco Rubio, Trump's rival for the party's nomination.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2015

And the winner of the Nude Emperor Award is . . .

Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Jack Ma star in our awards for the most inept, self-interested and narcissistic people of 2015.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 25, 2015

'Play woman card' at your peril, Trump tweets Clinton

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Hillary Clinton after she said he had a "penchant for sexism," warning his Democratic rival against using the woman "card" and drawing his full attention.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2015

Mitsubishi Regional Jet rollout delayed by another year

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. will push back delivery of the first Japanese-made passenger jet by a year, the fourth time it has delayed bringing the Mitsubishi Regional Jet to market.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 23, 2015

Much jaw-jaw about war-war: the year 2015 in quotes

The past year has seen a number of tugs-of-war, as conservatives promoted past glories and preservation of the status quo while liberals lobbied for unprecedented levels of tolerance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2015

Former Line CEO's new venture aims to track the pulse of world fashion with smartphone videos

Having already spent time in the limelight as the CEO of Line Corp., Akira Morikawa has now started a new venture that targets would-be fashionistas and connoisseurs of popular culture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2015

China landslide leaves 91 missing; authorities blame construction debris

At least 91 people were missing after a giant mound of mud and construction waste spewed out of an overfull dump site in a southern China boomtown and buried 33 buildings in the country's latest industrial disaster.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 18, 2015

Japan and the 'maritime pivot' to Southeast Asia

Japan's security focus remains rooted in its immediate region centered on the East China Sea, Sea of Japan, and the open seas of the Western Pacific.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2015

Chinese sub targeted U.S. carrier, report says

A Chinese submarine conducted a simulated missile attack on the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier near Japan in October, a report said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2015

FBI ends search of California lake near massacre site, mum on items retrieved

FBI divers have wrapped up a three-day search of a lakebed where authorities suspect a couple inspired by Islamic State dumped evidence linked to their massacre of 14 people, an official said on Sunday, adding that the team retrieved some objects there.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 14, 2015

Trump calls Cruz 'maniac' in Senate as tea party Texan takes Iowa poll lead

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump had a new target on Sunday, calling fellow White House contender Ted Cruz a "a little bit of a maniac" as the U.S. senator surpassed him in an Iowa presidential poll.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2015

North Korean pop band formed by Kim Jong Un cancels Beijing concert, leaves for home

An all-female North Korean pop band formed by leader Kim Jong Un abruptly cancelled a Beijing concert on Saturday and headed back home to Pyongyang, Chinese media and the concert venue said.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Wholesalers may be behind elevated retail rice prices
Wholesalers added ¥7,593 on average to their selling prices for stockpiled rice, far more than the ¥2,206 to ¥4,689 added for the 2022 rice.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
By Alex K.T. Martin

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